Shanti bloody shanti
Subtitle: an Indian odyssey
By: Aaron Smith
Published: 2013
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781938901140; 9781938901133; 9781938901119
Subjects: Description and travel; Australians; Travel; Essays & Travelogues; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY; Ashrams; Historical; India & South Asia; TRAVEL; Biography; HISTORY
Description: Providing a look at India that is humorous, unvarnished, and unsentimental, this travel narrative takes readers on a rollicking journey of personal discovery across the Indian subcontinent. A travelogue of journalist Aaron Smith's time in India-witnessing the tragic death of a friend, dodging terrorist attacks, getting caught in a revolution, and befriending a colorful cast of characters-it explores the inherent contradictions of India in a fast pace that allows the reader to explore the grittier side of India and revel in its swirling madness.
Notes: Print version record.
Table of contents: title: The green men of Kolkata; title: Christmas in Bollywood; title: Looking for my own utopia; title: Paradise lost and found; title: Birds of a feather; title: One's company, two's a crowd; title: Big wheel keeps on turning; title: Spiritual supermarket; title: Smoke and mirrors; title: Stairway to heaven; title: Passing the point of no return; title: On the flip side; title: Epilogue: back to the future (here now in the here and now).